Ford Recognizes Toyota is the Best
Mulally: Ford needs to become one global company – 11/10/06 – The Detroit News Online: Isn’t it funny how it takes an outsider to come in to point out the obvious? New Ford CEO Alan Mulally: “‘The best in the…
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The TSA & Explaining "Why"?
Lean was on my brain traveling home yesterday. Mostly bad examples, but one thing jumped out at me, somewhat positive. I love the TPS notion of “explaining why” (and blogged about it here after touring NUMMI). In the Lean and…
Frustrated Champions
By Mark Edmondson, LEAN Affiliates Last week I had three unrelated yet similar phone conversations that you, an executive in pursuit of excellence, may find of interest. These calls had several similarities: – All are with experienced mid-level professionals (they…
Another Reason for Lean Healthcare
Businesses may move health care overseas – Yahoo! News I’m by no means a protectionist, nor do I automatically think any doctors or hospitals outside the U.S. would automatically be inferior… But, that said, I’m VERY uncomfortable with the idea…
Linking Lean Thinking to Education – Conference Notes: Lean Certification
My apologies for the delay in following through with posts from the EdNet / LEAN conference. Here’s a bit on one of the presentations from the conference that I’m sure will spur on some discussion. Randall Cook from Utah State…
Creating a Lean Culture That Lasts: A Conversation with David Mann
LeanBlog Podcast Episode #9 is a discussion with David Mann, the author of the excellent book Creating A Lean Culture: Tools To Sustain Lean Conversions. In this episode, we will talk about Steelcase’s experience with their lean efforts and the…
Non-Lean Contractors
I can’t think of an industry that could use lean or “process thinking” any more than the home contractor industry (ok, well maybe healthcare). I’m currently having a gas grill bricked in out on my back patio and I’ve been…
Oh Really? Another Siren Song
Burt’s Bees Selects i2 Solutions to Streamline the Supply Chain for Lean Manufacturing Another “Siren Song” in the world of manufacturing software. Once again, it’s i2 Technologies claiming their software is “Built on the principles of lean manufacturing and constraint-based…
"Art of Lean" Website
Art of Lean Files Art Smalley, author and lean consultant, has an excellent website with a lot of files and resources to download. I downloaded and read a very interesting article about the Training Within Industry (TWI) program, written by…
"We make it easy to do it right"
I saw the phrase in the title of this post on a BFI bin for recycling pop cans. I believe BFI was purchased by Allied Waste Industries 6 or 7 years ago. The bins certainly appear to be at least…
New! LeanBlog Message Board
Message Board Direct Link Update July 2010 – I’ve shut this board down, see my blog post about this. This is something I’ve wanted to try for a while — a LeanBlog Message Board at www.leanboard.org. If you’re not familiar,…
WSJ Finds a Protected Industry
Sticks and Stones May Break Bones, But Warsaw, Ind., Makes Replacements – WSJ.com This was the fourth and final part in the WSJ series “Still Made in the USA.” There isn’t as much to talk about from a lean perspective…
